Mexico is the largest producer of silver in the world. Most of this silver is produced by one company,
Penoles at their Fresnillo mine in the state of Zacatecas.
The Quimbanazorra Mill near
Arivechi was built with government help in 1984. It proved inefficient and was closed as the price of silver plummeted a few years later.
Antique wooden dynamite box. Early 1900's from Atlas Powder Company.
Searching for treasure in the Arivechi region of Sonora.
This operating gold/silver mill is shown in operation. Located near Esqueda in the state of Sonora.
Photos of the beautiful region surrounding Arivechi, Sonora.
Sierra Silver - Treasure of the Sierra Madre's
Prospecting, road building,
field assaying and new mill steel erection.
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